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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03

INsTATE-FRASK WARSEcKE, Deceased q 20
State Of Wisconsin, County Court -, c.,
Connty-In Probate. ia"'
Notice is hereby given, that at the kGenerat ,or,.
OF the County Court. 10 be held In Sfand a. saiI
County, at the court house In the Eifv of Ts,,a
ter, In said county, on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF APRIL, A. D. iss7
being the 9Th day OF April. TfSs7 az tbe bonr 81
ten o'clock in the forenooTb the following matter
win be heard and conside fred:
The application OF Mar " Miller OF said county.
for the appointment OF IN administrator de Bogjs
non with the will anneysed Of the estate of Frank
Warnecke, late OF tfie town Of Potosi in said
county deceased
BY order of the Court,
GEO. 3. CARTER.
DSsed Fslruarysf 1887 Aws
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03

The GRANT COUNTY HERALD has
The lar est bona fde circulation of any
paper in Grant County, and the publish
er is ready to furnish proof of IL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03
Notice.

All persons having claims against the
city of Lancaster are hereby requested
to present them to the City Clerk, on or
before March 2, 1887.
By ORDER OF COUNCIL.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03
STAGE ROUTES.


LANCASTER q PIATTEvILLE STAGE.
Daily
LEAVES Lancaster at p. N. and Arrives at
Platteville at p. m.
LEAVES Platteville at q. m. and Arrives at Ian
caster at IL m. S. r. GREEN, Prop.
LANCASTER & SPECHT'S FERRY STAGE.
DAILY
LEAVES Lancaster at q. m. and Arrives st
Specht's Ferry at IL m,
LEAVES Specht's Ferry at p. N. and Arrives at
- Lancaster at p. m.
i, 4,.<.. 800. JIM HARcLERoAD, Prop.
LANCASTER & BURTON STAGE.
LEAVES Lancaster every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at a. m. and Arrives at Burton at
lem.
leaves Burton at 1870 p. m. on same days and
Arrives at Lancaster at 80 p. m.
LANCASTER. BEETowN & BLOOMINGTON
es STAGE.
6EAvHs Lancaster every Tuesday, Thursday and
and Saturday at q. m. and Arrives at Bloom
ington at l2 m.
LEAVES Bloomington at p. m. on same days
and Arrives at Lancaster at p. m.
s. JOHNSON, Prop.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03

A bill has passed the Assembly to in
crease the daily fee Of county surveyors
60 tdW
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03
91.22

The corresponding figures for last
month were, Enrolment, 1888; per cent.
of Attendance, 93.O6; per cent of Pune
tuality, $3.50.
A few standings given in the last ex-
aminations are worth special mention:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03
Dated April %. 1881.
EsTATE-IsAAc LORD, Deceased

EsTATE-IsAAc LORD, Deceased
State Of Wisconsin, County Court Of Grant
County In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular term
of the County Court TO be held in and for SAID
County at the Court House In the City Of Ian.
caster, in said County, on the
FIRST TUESDAY OF MARCH. A. d. 1887
being the fifth day OF April. 1897 at ten
o clock A. NJ J. or as soon thereafter "a may be-
the following matter will be heard and consid-
cred:
The petition Of Cyrus X. Lord praying for an
order appointing George Howard. ~ the city and
county OF La Crosse trustee OF the trust created
for the benefit Of Julia A. Lord by the last VIII
and testament Of Isaac Lord deceased, late Of
Grant County in the state Of Wis onsin, in the
place OF the aforesaid Cyrus X. Lord. who has
duly aud lawfully requested this court toconsegt
TO and accept his resignation Of said trusts and
investing the said George Howard win power
and authority TO discharge said trust in the man
ner provided herefOr IN the instrument creating
the same. BY order % he Court
GEO. b CARTER, County Judge.
Dated March ?. 1887. 52W3
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03

Agents are wanted to sell the Schultz
German compounds. Those who would
ike to canvas for good article apply
to Schultz & Co., Whitewater, Wis.
Give ii trial. 5Ow5
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-03-03
EsTArG-JonN SULLIVAN, deceased

Dated February 10. 4. D. 1857. ''''' '" @s~i
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

"Where do all the pins 90 to- asked n
friend of me the other day: and What
becomes of all the dead BIRDS | asked in
reply. This brief cOlloquy led me TO try
an experiment Having a day at my dis
pOsal. in consequence of a slight indiSpo-
sitiOn and the weather being fine, ! deter
mined to devote a whole day 10 looking for
waste pins and dead birds ! first hunted
all over the floor Of my room for pins, and
as | passed out of the house made a search
along all the halls and at the front door;
hut could not find pin. then walked
along the street all the morning. looking
for pins and dead birds. but found none.
In the afternoon took in several of the
parks hunted near the seats for pins,
and under all the trees and in the creyices
Of fences for birds. hut all in vain.
Toward evening realized how benefi-
rial it is to walk with an object. but
nd not have "A single pin or bird 10 show
for my hunt. was compelled to admit
that il was something of a puzzle 10 tell
what became of them. Not, however,
that never see stray pin or a dead
sparrow have met with a number of
people who never saw dead goat or q
dead mule, but everybody has picked up Il
pin. and at long intervals seen a dead
bird The puzzle is that, while 10 many
millions of pin, and birds must be gotten
away with every day. we find so few Of
them By the way, think | never saw a
dead pigeon in my life.-ChiCago Journal.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

The mortality ia the present congress
alone, without counting others in prom
ineut Irr<Itinn>, has been iIGhttiIl. SCH
atur Logan makes the IhIrtcCuth member
IT the whole body and the third senator TO
III. within year Members of the house
are beginning to get - hiilr frightened
about the unsanitary condition ut the
Beautiful chamber in which they sit,
which late report has emphasized. As
the case was in the good old days, when
architects built Greek temples for work
shops without taking into consideration
that the CliWate of modern America and
ancient IirrcCe were about aS unlike as
could be Imagined, the Capitol WAS planned
solely with q view tu looks. The acCous-
tics are had, except in the supreme court
room and aS for the air in the house II Is
something fearful II was supposed that
large fans. pumping thousands OF cube
feet uf air in the halt would purify il. but
the air l. drawn from below and merely
hrlu.s up all the damp and mold anC
coal and wwd aud ashes and millions o.
pounds uf old paper ar stored. The blam'
for this stale uf affairs cannot he laid oI
the present architect who has palliated a.
far ~ possible all that can hr palliated il
n radically wrong system The building
had tn I've lighted. heated and ventilated
without The slightest real provision bclnI
nra,lr for any in the original plan. New
York Mail and Express.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

ON another OCCASION Won Bulow con
fcSscd Iu me that he wanted 10 make n
Joke. This time all was open and above
hlard He wished 10 do "A service 10 his
AGENT. one Wertheimer, and he thought he
could best do il 10y writing and publishing
a comic song A comic song by the elias
Sical Won Bulow would I've sure TO have an
immense sale, and WeTtheiner would reap
a large profit from il. Words were want
cd, and Won Buluw asked me TO write him
a few humorous stanLas, of which the bur
den or catch word was To he "A little more
ginger" then. believe, a popular slang
term wrote aud delivered the words,
and Won Buluw told me to call upon him
the next day TO hear the wedding of my
words to music by him. went and after
the composer had told me of his success in
finding "A tune he sat at the piano and
played il. Never did j hear n more
cramped, unmelodious and unsingable
melody. and the pianoforte accompaniment
bristled with difficulties, requiring u skill
no less than his own 10 play. was
amazed-speechless We'll" he said,
turning ou the piano stool, what do you
think of it, poe''" / told him with the
most perfect frankness that the voice part
Of his musical joke was unsingable and
the piano part unplayahle. My dear fel-
low" he said, with something Of pity in
his tones. that is the joke. boston Ga
zpffe
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

Something ought TO be done TO guard
against the consequences of the sudden
collapse of the electric light at the British
museum reading room. An accident OF
this kind was threatened two or three
weeks ago. and last week it came off i'll
earnest The room was plunged in dark
ness for some minutes, and in the confus-
ion which followed there would have been
no difficulty i'll any of the two or three
hundred readers present clipping with
what books or other portable property
they could lay their hands on. This it
not an imaginary danger. tits well
known that some of the readers at the
British museum go there in pursuit of
other things besides knowledge. An at
tendaut there once told me that many of
them would steal anything that could b,
carried away. Ii has been found useless
for this reason TO prrside soap in the lava
tories and the nail brushes have 10 be
chained up. Even the rollers upon which
the towels hang have been stolen.-Lon-
don Truth.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22
IS LIFE WORTH LIvlNGI

is life worth living in these pallid DAYS.
When all the earth is pulseless. thirsting goldf
Why are We shrrinken from tbsI height Of Old,
Mhpu men would die for glory : twining bayst'
80 sang a H. alden with a trumpet eve
And lrp hat prairl poem with each worf.
What Ite u this We hive and die unheard
Beneath a silent and too sunny sky
Were II not better to have hrcd ~ Greece,
Aud beard Dcmost hrDes strike Philip wn
With words that ~,,aTrd lbr lustre Of htS crown,
And wrote red war across tue brow Of I-acel'
Were IT not better 10 have lived in Rome
Wb-u C.rSar. with unsuitable bad-,
Carved out IA path through every hil and glade,
Until he made the frightened world his homer
Were 1t not hciter 10 have lived aud died
BEFORE nrru frIl uron such Idle days;
Iirinrr, th,. world had learurd Sivh coward ways'
Is ltc worth hVing now: she sadly "ried.
Truly cannot tell thee that, my sweet
SAID: but here's au answer meet for thee:
Life then o. NOW were worth the Noridto me,
II | hat lived lying at Thy feet"
w ! Henderson.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

The quaintest club in New York is the
Japanese club. 1t was established sew
eral years back by the leading japanese
merchants and attaches Of legation set
tied in this city and now numbers some
twenty five members. They are all men
OF means and influence and entertain any
Of their countrymen who may pass
through the city in the most hOspitable
way 1t has imported native cook and
has commenced to give dinners prepared
and served in the Japanese style, at one
of which recently the first Caucasian
guests the club has dined were enter
tanned. The dinner was given in honor Of
Mr.. Okakura, the visiting commissioner
Of the fine arts for Japan.-Alfred
Trumble.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22
DEACON bEDOTT
WRITTEN BY HIS WIDOW.

= He never jawed in all his life.
He never was unkind.
And Though | say 1t, who was his wife).
Such men are hard to find.
never changed my single lot,
thought 'twould be sin;
thought so much of Deacon BedOtt
never got married again.
lfcier he spoke word in heat
His anger soon was Ger;
He always dressed in garments neat
That came from J. VI. KnOte'S store.
\ wonderful tender heart he had
That felt for all mankind;
He told his friends that honest goods
At J. VI. knotr's store they'd find.
Whisky and rum he tasted not;
Twas sinful, suppose;
And, being saving, Deacon Bedott
Went To J. NJ Kmote'> for his clothes.
But. poor man. he died all the same.
Ny -rief can't control:
He left good clothes and an honest nam,
His widow to console.
The finest, most complete and cheapest
Line of oyercOats. gloves and underwear
In Springfield is at J. VI. kncte's
'lohe Clothing House, Is east Main st.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

A KIND and GENEROUS DEEp.-iev. 4.
Barber. superanuate member Ot St Louis
Conf. VI. +. church. writes from Moran,
Kansas: This recommendation Is written
without solicitation from anyone: but owe
il to those similarly afflicted To say that by
the Use of the Shaker Extract of Roots
. (Siegel's Syrup 1 was cured of an obsti-
nate and almost fatal indgestion-bOth
stomach and livet being cOmplctelS torpid.
was redced TO a living skeleton. Friends
| family and physician had given me up. |
was keeping the spark of life alive with 4
diet of raw eggs and milk. Now both
stomach and liver are performing their
| functions. | have many friends in Western
| Ohio, y. f. Iowa and S.W. Mo. who would
/ like to know this"
| The HONEST SHAKEI. although hedOes
not boast of his purity. always makes goods
| that can be relied upon; for instance, his
| Shaker Extract of Roots (SiegeIS Syrup is
really valuable article. 1t is not recon-
mended as a cure-all, but As remedy for
! OAe single disease. viz: indigestion, in
which disease ii works ike charm.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22
Ea.cinafinn Of Mining.

Mining is fascinating. Most men have
the common trait of thinking their trade
or profession the most onerous of all
occupations But who ever saw miner
Nho did not consider his business the
most alluring way of earning a winter
grub stake? One honest miner who had
struck ii rich enough TO buy into a mer-
camille house said that ten hours were
never so short as when delving in the
rocky tunnels, expecting each stroke to
reveal the shining meta!.-Wood River
New News.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

The Congo. according to the reports of
the explorers. must be one vast dime
museum. The latest curiosity found in
the Sankouron region is race of dwarfs
whose peculiarities are enough to make
Barnum turn pale with envy. These
Liliputians. who are scarcely four feet
high. beardless and with woolly hair. are
lovely beings, and ought to he secured al
once by some enterprising Snowman for
the American market.-Chicsgo Herald.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

4 correspondent of The Peoria Journal
writes that the story recently published
in connection with portrait of Lincoln,
saying that before going to Washington
quest Of lady. is untrue. He saws that
Lincoln before his nomination had never
worn beard, hut that the lady suggested
that beard would improve his appear
anc,. and so he let it grow, and it was
an improvement.-New York Sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22
Cost of SteeI Pens

The diminished cost of production in
metal work was illustrated recently by
DIR. John Percy in an address to the Brit
ish iron and steel institute by the state
mcnt that a gross of steel pens, formerly
resting So. might now be produced for
eight cents. The cost of making gold
chains has been reduced to an eighth of
what il was.-kanSas City Times.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

When Sibley's command moved from
Texas TO New Mexico during the late wal
it was followed by thousands of turkey
huzzards. and during the few years fol-
lowing they multiplied so fast that the
territory was almost overrun with them.
Since that time, from some Cause OF
other. they have gradually died out,
until now there is hardly one to be found
in the territory.-Chicago Times.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

A sheet Of ordinary paper warmed in
front Of a fire will in a dark place, give
a very decided electric spark upon the
application Of the knuckle. with crack
ling sound. On placing a sheet of gold
leaf between two sheets of paper thus
electrified. and passing a pencil point
over them in a zigzag course. luminous
flash quite strong will appear.-New
York sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

France is credited with having 1000
medicines in its pharmacop9ia: Spain
and Belgium. LEO: Russia. l.0S0;
Greece and Switzerland, 1.04O; the
United States. 1.0l0: Great Britain. Sl5;
Sweden. 7i6; Denmark 30; Holland,
655: Germany. 606: Austria, $50; Hun
gary and Roumania. 545, and Norway,
530.-Boston Transcript.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

The Prince of Montenegro once insisted
on frightened artist painting battle
scene on the field of battle itself, The
result was realistic in the extreme. the
canvas being pierced with several genuine
bullet holes. The artist escaped without
anything but severe fright. and the pict-
ure thus obtained forms one of the treas
ured art objects in the palace at Get
tinge Boston Globe
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

THE BEST SALVE i'll the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum Fever
Sores. letter, Chapped Hands. ChiIblainS,
COrns, and all skin eruptiOns. and positively
cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t is guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction. or III Iney
refunded. Price - cents per box. For
sale hy Charles Ludlow Il Ca
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

Edward shepherd. ~ IiarTi~hUrg. IT,,
says" Having received 81 much benefit from
Electric BitteTs. feel il my duty Ia let SUf-
feTing humanity know IT, Have had a run
ming sore on my leg for eight years; my
doctors told me | would have to have the
bone Scraped or leg ampUtated. | used, In
stead, three bottles OF Electric Btters and
seven boxes Bucklen'S Arnica Salve and
my leg is now sound and we'll"
Electric Bitters are sold at fftv cents {
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnira Salyr al -,
per box, by Ludlow.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

Mrs. WinsIOw's Soothing Syrup, for chill
dren teething, is the prescription of one of
the best female nurses and physicians in
the United States. and has been used for
years with never-failing success by millions
of mothers for their children. During the
process OF teething its valueiS incalculable.
1t relieves the child from pain, cures dysen-
tery and diarrhea, gripping in the bowels
and wind collie. By giving health to the
child II raststha mother Price 25r a BOTTLE
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22
LOCAL NOTICES.

There is no one article in the line Of med.
icines that gives so large return for the
money as good porous strengthening plas-
ter, such as Carter's Smart Weed and Bella.
Onna Backache PIasters. AIR
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

The February 81. Nicholas has arrived in
town and given 10 hundreds OF households
their monthly Frightening up.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

The clothing firm OF Rogers, Peet x Co.
New York-compused OF MesSrs. w. II. K.
Martin and Frank K. Chambers SIS doing one
good work in the direction of discovering a
solution of the pending labor problem.
They gave their second annual dinner to
their employees. at the Metropolitan hotel.
the other night. at which they distributed.
from the profits of the year, seven thousand
dollars among 500 persons who had, by
faithful services, helped them make the
money. We quote from the Tribune. as
follows:
Mr. Chambers. in his remarks before an
uOuucing the dividend, said that the year
had not been 50 favorable one for the
trade a. had been expected. but that the
house had never had it> work performed 50
satisfactorily, or had less occasion for re-
proof or faultfnding. lie referred 10 the
good feeling that had been f"Stered between
employers and employees. and To the diScov-
cry that Iessening the hours of labor some
what by the Saturday half holiday had in
un degree diminished the volume Of work
accomplished.
The other speakers were c. b. Peet, Al
gernan :. Sullivan and General Roger A.
PRYOR. II. l.. Ogden, of the firm OF John
1Vannamaker & Co. of Philadelphia, was
one of the guests. The dinner closed with
hearty cheers for Rogers, Peet a Co, 1.-THE
nm having the largest number of partners
of all in America.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

There are union revival services in pro
gress in Akron-a portion Of them being
held in the UniverSaliSt church.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

The Ohm Stutc Journal indirectly init
mates that Miss Nina Van Iandt should be
spanked. We should object to any more
Violence in Chicago. except in a great emer-
geacy. but perhaps a good smart application
of slipper would bring the blood down out
Of poor Nina, brain and thereby restore her
reasoning powers.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22
LOCAL NOTICES.
Good Results in Every Case.

Good Results in Every Case.
ID. A. Bradford. wholesale paper dealer
of Chattanooga, Tenn. writes that he was
seriously afflicted with q severe cold that
settled on his lungs; had tried many RENE
dies without benefit. Being induced to try
Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption.
did 81 and was entirely cured by use of a
few bottles. Since which time he has used
it in his family for all Coughs and Cold,
with best results. This is the experience
of thousands whose lives have been saved
by this Wonderful Discovery. Trial bottles
free at LudlOw'S drug store.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

The members of the United States senate
raust not wear their hearts on their sleeves.
for Dawes to peck at. II they do he will
be mighty apt to put in his bill.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

Conkling has one curl, right in the mid
die of his forehead" The new New York
senator has curIs all over his head. The
country Is at last safe.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

4 gentleman al a recent matinee was
seated behind lady wearing one of the
fashionable tall hats. Excuse me, madam,
but if Won do not remove your hat some
thing unpleasant will happen The lady
ignored him. The gentleman put on his
own hat. Loud cries of Take of that
hat. Take off that hatr' arose from the
audience behind. The lady thought the
cries referred to her hat. and quickly re-
moved it. Thank you, madam
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

General John Beatty. of Columbus, talks
to the Garfield Club. Monday night He
never talks without saying something.
Many distinguished people do.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

The Xenia Daily Gazette, a remarkably
excellent paper. and is remarkably hand
some in its new dress. That is why VT
make these remarks about ii.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

Toledo has been selected as the diStrib-
ing oil center of America II Is the
future great city no longer. 1t is the pres
ent mammoth metropolis.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

Butterworth snd Brown. members of the
national House, from Hamilton county.
finally voted for the Interstate commerce
hill
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

GROUP, WhOOPING COUGH and
Bronchitis Immediately relieved BY Shiloh's
Cure. For sale by =. A. GarwOOd.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-01-22

Spies has succeeded in convincing every
body that, on general principles, he ought
To b. hanged He is too foul and beastly